Linda McMahon

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News about Linda McMahon, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Nov. 9, 2012

Man in the News column profiles Christopher S Murphy, who won bruising race against Linda E McMahon for United States Senate seat in Connecticut; is latest success for the rising political star in risky races against powerful opponents. MORE

Nov. 7, 2012

Connecticut state Congressman Christopher S Murphy defeats former wrestling executive Linda E McMahon to win Senate seat held since 1989 by Joseph I Lieberman, who is retiring; long and bitter race was dominated by media barrage from McMahon, who has spent nearly $100 million on two consecutive bids for Senate. MORE

Nov. 3, 2012

Linda E McMahon, a Republican candidate for Senate in Conn, has spent close to $100 million for two Senate races over the past three years, far more than anyone has ever spent of their own money to win any federal seat; she had outspent current opponent, Democrat Christopher S Murphy, by more than four to one by September. MORE

Oct. 25, 2012

Gail Collins Op-Ed column analyzes contest between Democratic Rep Chris Murphy and Republican candidate Linda McMahon for Connecticut's open United States Senate seat; observes that to date McMahon has spent more than $77 million trying to get elected to Senate, and has largely focused on negative campaigning. MORE

Oct. 19, 2012

Republican Linda E McMahon and Democrat Christopher S Murphy clash on women's issues and jobs in their fourth and final debate in Connecticut's hotly contested Senate race. MORE

Oct. 8, 2012

Candidates in Connecticut's closely contested Senate race, Republican Linda E McMahon and Democratic opponent Rep Christopher S Murphy, face off in a spirited and highly personal debate, the first of four face-to-face meetings. MORE

Oct. 6, 2012

Linda E McMahon, Republican making her second bid for Senate in Connecticut, has put a great deal of time, energy and money into softening her image among female voters, group that opposed her by a margin of 19 percent in 2010; polls show McMahon in a dead heat with her opponent, Rep Christopher S Murphy, who continues to lead by about six points among women voters. MORE

Sep. 22, 2012

United States Senate race in Connecticut between Republican Linda E McMahon and Democratic Rep Christopher S Murphy has become a high-stakes and high-dollar brawl increasingly focused not on policy issues but on personal ones; both candidates are fending off embarrassing lines of inquiry about their personal finances, including bankruptcy and a home foreclosure. MORE

Aug. 29, 2012

Quinnipiac University poll shows Republican Linda E McMahon favored by 49 percent, and Democrat Rep Christopher S Murphy following with 46 percent of a hypothetical vote, leaving Connecticut's US Senate race essentially tied; Murphy, who has seen his poll numbers fall in recent weeks, is being battered by attack ads from McMahon. MORE

Aug. 15, 2012

Linda E McMahon, former wrestling executive, easily captures Connecticut's Republican Senate primary; in defeating Christopher Shays, a former United States representative and longtime fixture in moderate politics in the state, McMahon underscores the power of being an outside candidate, as well as a wealthy one. MORE

Aug. 13, 2012

Former Congressman Christopher Shays appears to be far behind Linda E McMahon in the Republican Senate primary in Connecticut; McMahon has spent roughly $65 million on two races since 2010 and blanketed the state with advertisements while Shays has barely been able to get his name out; Quinnipiac University poll shows a 59 percent to 30 percent advantage for McMahon. MORE

May. 23, 2012

Editorial urges former Rep Christopher Shays to stay in Senate race against Linda McMahon, who has won endorsement from Connecticut's Republican Party and has been trying to push out her competition; asserts as long as Shays stays on the ballot, Connecticut Republicans will get the robust primary they deserve. MORE

May. 19, 2012

Connecticut Republicans again endorse former wrestling executive Linda E McMahon as their candidate for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sen Joseph I Lieberman, an independent; lead rival in the Republican primary, former Rep Christopher Shays, also secures a spot on the ballot MORE

May. 17, 2012

Republican party is closely watching the contest between Linda E McMahon and former Rep Christopher Shays for the nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by Joseph I Lieberman; fierce battle could be potentially damaging to the winner, as it is shaping up as strikingly personal and highlights many of the problems within the party. MORE

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New fund-raising tallies filed by two leading super PACs show just how dependent each party’s Senate candidates have become not just on rich donors, but on an incredibly small number of incredibly rich donors.